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1. IN A CASE FILLING MACHINE, A CASE HOLDING STATION, MEANS TRANSFERRINGAN EMPTY CASE TO SAID CASE HOLDING STATION, A CARTON ASSEMBLY STATION,MEANS FORMING A LAYER OF CARTONS AT SAID ASSEMBLY STATION, A LOADINGSTATION INCLUDING A LOADING ELEVATOR AND MEANS TO REMOVE A LAYER OFCARTONS FROM SAID ASSEMBLY STATION, MEANS CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OFSAID STATIONS WHEREBY THE LOADING ELEVATOR DEPOSITS SAID LAYER OFCARTONS WITHIN A CASE AT THE HOLDING STATION, AND AN INDEXING MECHANISMADAPTED TO REPEAT THE OPERATION OF SAID CONTROLLING MEANS WHEREBYADDITIONAL LAYERS OF CARTONS ARE DEPOSITED WITHIN SAID CASE, SAIDINDEXING MEANS COMPRISING PROJECTING MEMBERS OF VARYING LENGTH ANDSELECTIVELY OPERABLE MEANS ADAPTED TO BRING ONE OF SAID PROJECTINGMEMBERS AT A TIME INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LOADING ELEVATOR, THE LENGTHOF SAID PROJECTING MEMBERS VARYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAYER DEPTH OFCARTONS TO BE DEPOSITED WITHIN THE CASE.